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Garrya elliptica Dougl. ex Lindl.
Wavyleaf Silktassel
USDA GAEL
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Abortifacient
Infusion of leaves taken to bring on a woman's period.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 106
Garrya elliptica Dougl. ex Lindl.
Wavyleaf Silktassel
USDA GAEL
Yurok, South Coast (Nererner) Other, Tools
Wood hardened by fire and used for mussel bars to pry the mussels off the rocks.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 169
Garrya flavescens S. Wats.
Pallid Silktassel
USDA GAFL2
Kawaiisu Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of plant taken for colds.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 32
Garrya flavescens S. Wats.
Pallid Silktassel
USDA GAFL2
Kawaiisu Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of leaves taken for stomachaches.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 32
Garrya flavescens S. Wats.
Pallid Silktassel
USDA GAFL2
Kawaiisu Drug, Laxative
Infusion of leaves taken as a laxative.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 32
Garrya flavescens S. Wats.
Pallid Silktassel
USDA GAFL2
Kawaiisu Drug, Venereal Aid
Infusion of leaves taken for gonorrhea.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 32